BRIDGEWATER - Police say a disgruntled patron who was kicked out of a Summer Street bar over the weekend is now charged with trying to set the bar on fire.

Russell Tatro, 36, of 885 Vernon St., Bridgewater, was charged with arson of a dwelling house after the incident early Saturday morning, police Lt. Thomas Schlatz said. Tatro was held on $15,000 bail.

Police and fire responded to Bogart's Pub and Pizza at 14 Summer St. about 12:40 a.m. Saturday after receiving an emergency call reporting a small fire in the rear of the building's exterior, Schlatz said.

The fire appeared to have been started by a disgruntled patron, Tatro, who was at the establishment earlier in the night, Schlatz said. Tatro reportedly got into a verbal altercation with bar owner Joel Hess. Tatro was subsequently kicked out of the bar and while leaving, Tatro made threats towards Hess and the property, Schlatz said.

A short time later, a bar employee reported smelling gasoline and saw a small fire on the exterior of the building at the rear, Schlatz said. Firefighters responded and extinguished the fire. There was minor damage to the building, which houses the bar and several apartments on the top floors.

A State Police K9 detected the use of an accelerant at the scene.

Tatro was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Brockton District Court. The incident remains under investigation.

Officials are still investigating a 4-alarm fire on Broad Street in Bridgewater on July 1 that officials deemed to be arson. That fire gutted a vacant building and badly damaged another.

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